Hobby from Anna Wintour

Running

Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is in contrast to walking, where one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kept mostly straight and the center of gravity vaults over the stance leg or legs in an inverted pendulum fashion. A feature of a running body from the viewpoint of spring-mass mechanics is that changes in kinetic and potential energy within a stride occur simultaneously, with energy storage accomplished by springy tendons and passive muscle elasticity. The term running can refer to any of a variety of speeds ranging from jogging to sprinting. Running in humans is associated with improved health and life expectancy. It is assumed that the ancestors of humankind developed the ability to run for long distances about 2.6 million years ago, probably in order to hunt animals. Competitive running grew out of religious festivals in various areas. Records of competitive racing date back to the Tailteann Games in Ireland between 632 BCE and 1171 BCE, while the first recorded Olympic Games took place in 776 BCE. Running has been described as the world's most accessible sport.
Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
I’m not one for hobbies, but I have started running again—and I do it every morning, sometimes with one of my dogs. Not very far or very fast, but my morning runs clear my head and give structure to days that have begun to feel perhaps a bit too formless and endless for my taste.
Events from Anna Wintour

The Jungle - Playhouse Theatre London

The Young Vic bring their acclaimed production of The Jungle to the Playhouse Theatre London. Official The Jungle tickets and information.
Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
Travelling to London just so I could sit at The Inheritance, at The Jungle, and best of all, at Wimbledon.
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The Inheritance

Matthew Lopez’s epic two-part drama transfers to the West End’s Noel Coward Theatre following a hugely successful sell-out run at the
Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
Travelling to London just so I could sit at The Inheritance, at The Jungle, and best of all, at Wimbledon.'
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Kiss Me, Kate

Kelli O'Hara stars in the Broadway revival of this classic Cole Porter musical.
Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
What's your favorite musical of all time?- Kiss Me, Kate.
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Skylight (play)

Both actors appeared in the Broadway transfer from September to December 1996. Both earned Tony Award nominations for their performances, as well as Eyre as director and the play as Best Play. The play won the New York Drama Critics' Circle award as Best Foreign Play.[3][4]
Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
What's your favorite play? - Skylight.
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Cats

Based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic musical
Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
If you could be one character in Cats on Broadway, what character would you choose? I'm such a theater nerd I, think I would have to choose the character played by Ian McKellen which is Gus the theater cat.
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Six, Arts Theatre, London Theatre Direct

Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
I went to see Six which was an hour and ten [minutes show] based on the six wives of Henry VIII with quite a new take. It was basically the Spice Girls Victoria meeting female empowerment.
Sports from Anna Wintour

Roger Federer vs Andy Roddick: Wimbledon Final 2009 (Full Match)

Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
What's the best match ever played? Roddick against Federer Wimbledon Final 2009
Sports from Anna Wintour

Tennis

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. During most of the 19th century, in fact, the term tennis referred to real tennis, not lawn tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed little since the 1890s. Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times, and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s. A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point-challenge system, which allows a player to contest the line call of a point, a system known as Hawk-Eye. Tennis is played by millions of recreational players and is also a popular worldwide spectator sport. The four Grand Slam tournaments (also referred to as the Majors) are especially popular: the Australian Open played on hard courts, the French Open played on red clay courts, Wimbledon played on grass courts, and the US Open also played on hard courts.
Anna Wintour
Editor, Journalist
I'm an avid tennis player and a really bad tennis player, but a really good tennis fan.